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Coronado and Wichita Peoples in Southwestern History
The narrative traces Coronado's 1540 expedition and the Wichita, Tawakon, and Waco tribes from Texas to Oklahoma, noting contact with Spaniards, missionary attempts, epidemics, and later displacement. It discusses Osage raids, French influence, and the tribes' shifts to reservations, allotments, and state borders amid disease and war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tha
pHa Turk
Meath
Wichita
Kane
Texas
Coronado
Ray Juan
la Harpe
Waco
Red River
France
United States
Oklahoma
Fort Sil
Rush Springs
Wate
Seaiort
Fort Arbuckle
Kansas
Western
Union